Reading
books i've read
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Night
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Anthem
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
The Alchemist
The Kite Runner
From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America
The Stranger
The Pearl
The Third Wheel
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
A Mathematician's Apology
Things Fall Apart
When Breath Becomes Air
Man's Search for Meaning
Why I am an Atheist and Other Works
Master Harold...and the Boys
Leopoldstadt
The Old Man and the Sea
The Metamorphosis
The Tiger Mom's Tale
Crazy Rich Asians
Of Mice and Men
1984
Animal Farm
The Secret Garden
Their Eyes Were Watching God
curated reading list
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